Showing posts with label birthday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label birthday. Show all posts

Sunday, September 4, 2011

The barbecue got blown away

After the "barbecue" we came up to the apartment.

The barbecue didn't quite go as planned. It was cold and windy and the "barbecue" was really just a flat surface which cost $1 for 15 min to heat up. It worked, but not well. Several of Eric's colleagues showed up for the party. We had plenty of food. And deserts for days! After about an hour outside, I ran upstairs and did a quick tidy of the apartment so we could all hang out there instead of the cold.

Janis talks to Laurie and his partner about law school.

Koko and Amelia drew + made puppets

The crew stayed until about 8ish and then it was a mad dash to pack everything up since we were scheduled to move from our luxurious 2 bedroom to a smaller, less luxurious 1 bedroom, sometime in the morning. It was Janis' last night and we were all a little pooped.

Amelia stayed with Janis for the night, which was nice. However, at around 4:15 in the morning, my cell phone rang. Skype works if I am connected via wifi. It was a pocket call. Oddly enough, 10 minutes later, I got yet another pocket call from the states! I will have to remember to turn my phone onto silent at night, just in case.

The next morning, it was time to take Janis to the airport. Everything was fine until we got to the road where it splits International and Domestic flights. One lane Int'l and 2 for domestic.
Oops. Should be the other way around. It took us about 25 min to go a mile or so. But we still got Grammy Janis to the airport on time and she is somewhere over the Pacific right now.

Saying a silly goodbye at the airport


Saturday, September 3, 2011

Coogee Beach, revisited

View from Coogee Beach + Grants Park Reserve


Last night Eric and I went to dinner in Coogee. This morning, we drove there again, only this time we went with Janis and Amelia. It was kind of an adventure just to get the car seat in correctly. It seems as though our level of safety is a bit higher at home. The seat belt does not "lock" as it does in America so it feels as though the car seat is not securely fastened. I hope this is not the case.

The four of us went for breakfast at a tiny place called DJ's Espresso Cafe. Breakfast was quite nice yet quite pricey. Food here is expensive. No two ways about it. Almost $60 for the 4 of us for breakfast. Ouch!

After breakfast, we ventured over to the Grants Park Reserve. It has a beautiful view of the ocean and is situated next to one of the only outdoor, seawater, women & children only pools in the southern hemisphere, quite possibly in the entire world. Who knew? The water was about 16-17 degrees Centigrade. The woman I spoke with seemed to think that wasn't too cold. Um, yeah, that's only about 62 degrees. BRRRRRR! I'll wait to go in until the water gets a little warmer, thanks.

This afternoon we are having a little "barbecue" at the hotel/apartment in honor of Eric's birthday yesterday. It's not really a barbecue but more of an outdoor cooking pan on a stand. We'll see how it goes.